5 unforgettable villains from the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise

‘Despicable Me’ debuted in 2010, presenting the story of the supervillain Gru, whose objective is to steal the Moon. Even though he has an army of yellow helpers, technological equipment and weapons, his plan gains a new challenge when he meets Margo, Edith, Agnes, girls who want to be adopted by him.

The success of the film was such that the title ended up becoming a franchise, with four original films and two spin-offs already released by Illumination, all of them, featuring powerful, dangerous and some rather silly villains, to complicate Gru’s lives. , the trio of sisters and the Minions, who always need new outlandish plans to get rid of these antagonists.

With that in mind, RECREIO has put together a list of 5 unforgettable villains from the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise; check it out!

5. Balthazar Bratt

Balthazar Bratt, appeared in ‘Despicable Me 3’. The villain is a former child actor and TV star who was successful with his evil deeds in the 1980s, but when his career fell apart as he grew up, he revolted against Hollywood, wanting to take the crimes he committed on screen into real life, mainly against those who somehow impacted his decline in the spotlight, one of them being Gru!

In the film, Bratt uses his skills as a fighter and master of disguise, as well as his incredible ability to invent things to make his cruelty possible, being one of the most versatile villains in the franchise.

4. Scarlet Overkill

In ‘Minions’, Scarlet Overkill appears as the franchise’s first villain if the story is placed in chronological order. Cruel and determined, the character also has enormous ambition, which makes her almost relentless in her mission to steal the Queen’s crown. Elizabeth IIsince, to do so, she will spare no effort, including making death threats and using a torture chamber against the yellow beings.

3. Sinister Six

In the second film derived from the original franchise, ‘Minions 2’, the Sinister Six is ​​introduced, a group of vicious villains to which Gru wishes to become the newest member.

They wish to use the zodiac stone to destroy the headquarters of the Anti-Villain League and end the lives of all members, and in an attempt to achieve their objective, they are capable of betrayals among themselves, and even putting the life of a child in danger by attaching him to the top of a clock.

2. El Macho

Introduced in ‘Despicable Me 2’, El Macho is the supervillain who faked his own death to live a normal life, but years after the hiatus, decides to put his villainy back into practice.

This time, he won’t just use his strength to cause evil, as with the help of the chemical element PX-41, he transforms some of the Minions into Evil Minions, that is, into terrible purple monsters willing to do anything he tells them.

1.Vector

Although he is not the most evil of all the villains, Vector is certainly one of the most charismatic, after all, how can we not remember his introduction to Gru, whose catchphrase and dance became a meme on the internet?

The character is the only son of Mr. Perkins, the president of the Bank of Evil, and used his father’s money and his intelligence to commit several crimes. In ‘Despicable Me’, like Gru, he has the desire to conquer the Moon.